When his post-hardcore band made their long anticipated comeback in 2008, King Tut’s was sold out and sweaty. Returning on his own to promote a solo side project, Walter plays to a much thinner and more reserved crowd – but captivates just as hard with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a voice.
His charming, laid [...]
With two albums under their belt and a pretty dedicated following of their own, Manchester Orchestra seemed completely out of their comfort zone playing to a room of restless Biffy Clyro fans.
Their sound is a much more delicate thing than that of the headliners, and unfortunately not a lot of the Barrowlands crowd are in [...]
Hyperactive Andrew McMahon has plenty reasons to be cheerful tonight – he sold out King Tuts, got boosted up to the QMU - and judging by how densely packed even the balcony seems to be, can’t be far off capacity here too.
Walking into a venue the size of the Picture House and seeing an act so short in personnel as Wax Stag is an unusual thing – but when that act consists of a man at a drum kit playing along to an electronic backing, well, the whole situation becomes completely surreal.
Most bands, when they start to get a bit of commercial success, succumb to the nice, comfy lifestyle and write more obviously commercial songs. Bell X1, on the other hand, seem to be getting weirder.
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